Former FA head calls lack of No 10 reception ‘disappointing’ as Boris Johnson goes on vacation 

The previous head of the FA has referred to as the dearth of reception hosted at Downing Avenue ‘disappointing’ as Boris Johnson prepares to go on vacation from Wednesday till Sunday. 

Former sports activities minister Tracey Crouch, Tory MP for Chatham and Aylesford, has referred to as on the 2 Tory management candidates, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, to ‘pledge to recognise the Lionesses at their earliest alternative’ following the beginning of the PM’s break tomorrow.

Round 7,000 supporters celebrated the win with the England staff in Trafalgar Sq. yesterday after the staff beat Germany 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley Stadium on Sunday – the nation’s first main title since 1966. 

However there may be rising anger that there was no conventional bus parade – an honour bestowed on the England males’s staff regardless of not profitable a title since 1966 – with critics pointing the finger at London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the FA in a choice branded ‘disgusting’. 

There have been main bus parades by way of London each in 2003 after England gained the Rugby World Cup, and in 2005 when England’s cricketers gained The Ashes. The identical Ashes staff additionally bought a Downing Avenue reception, as did the one-day aspect after they gained the World Cup in 2019.

BBC One protection of the Trafalgar Sq. occasion on Monday was restricted to a 20-minute slot, inflicting extra anger. There was additionally no Downing Avenue reception as a result of Boris Johnson was at David Trimble’s funeral. The PM was not at Wembley on account of a Cotswolds social gathering to have a good time his marriage to Carrie Johnson final yr. 

Ms Crouch mentioned she can be ‘horrified’ if there was ‘nothing’ from No 10 after the England ladies’s soccer staff weren’t given the victory bus parade by way of London after profitable Euro 2022.

Greg Dyke, former head of the Soccer Affiliation, instructed The Occasions: ‘I believe it is disappointing for the gamers. What they’ve achieved is unimaginable.’

A Downing Avenue supply additionally instructed the newspaper that discussions had been persevering with about looking for a time to host the Lionesses.

Ms Crouch instructed MailOnline on Monday: ‘If we’re going to grasp the chance on equality, we actually should do higher.

‘There could also be a superb motive for it, however I have no idea why there was no parade for the Lionesses. There may have been plans in place for the boys within the occasion they’d gained the euros final yr’.

She added that the possibility to carry one after the Trafalgar Sq. social gathering could have handed, as a result of the Lionesses will seemingly go on vacation – with the Girls’s Premier League pre-season set to start within the subsequent three to 4 weeks.

Supporters condemned the choice to not maintain a parade, saying on social media that it was a ‘actual disgrace’ and it could be the ‘least that England deserve’. Others labelled it ‘stunning’ and ‘completely disgusting from @MayorofLondon and others ready to have an effect on this’, with one including: ‘Somebody have a phrase.’ 

Security causes have been cited for the choice to not maintain an open-top bus parade, by sources near the celebration occasion. 

Downing Avenue has insisted Boris Johnson is supportive of ladies’s soccer amid questions over his absence from Wembley and the dearth of a No 10 reception for the victorious Lionesses.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman was quizzed on why Mr Johnson watched England’s historic Euros triumph from his nation residence, given he attended the boys’s closing of their equal contest final yr.

The Prime Minister attended the funeral of Northern Eire peace course of architect Lord Trimble on Monday, and is then taking depart from Wednesday to Sunday.

The England males’s cricket staff had been invited to Downing Avenue following their win within the Ashes in 2005, as had been the boys’s Rugby World Cup victors in 2003.

The ladies’s nationwide rugby and cricket groups have additionally beforehand been honoured with receptions at No 10.

The Prime Minister attended the boys’s Euro 2020 closing at Wembley final yr, the place England misplaced to Italy.

However he selected to tune into the Lionesses’ crunch tie with Germany from Chequers – with the match culminating in a 2-1 triumph for England after further time, securing the primary main match title for the nation since 1966.

Mr Johnson’s German counterpart Olaf Scholz was at Wembley on Sunday, whereas No 10 mentioned the International Secretary and the Tradition Secretary represented the UK Authorities on the closing.

Mr Scholz additionally visited the German staff of their dressing room after the sport.

Over the weekend, Mr Johnson was celebrating his wedding ceremony to spouse Carrie on the grand Cotswolds property of a significant Tory donor.

The pair hosted household and pals at 18th-century Daylesford Home to have a good time their nuptials in a wider circle, after the pandemic compelled them to reduce festivities final yr.

Requested whether or not the Prime Minister’s absence from Wembley mirrored badly on his angle to the ladies’s recreation, his spokesman mentioned: ‘I believe the general public will decide the Authorities on the help it has given to ladies’s soccer.

‘It is a Authorities that has stood steadfastly by way of supporting the ladies’s recreation and investing in it.

‘The Prime Minister has been supporting the staff all through and was watching the sport together with his household at house.’

In the meantime, No 10 mentioned there are ‘no plans’ so as to add a brand new financial institution vacation to mark the Lionesses’ victory.

The Prime Minister’s spokesman mentioned: ‘Clearly all of us wish to have a good time the Lionesses’ win, however there are not any plans to alter the present sample of public financial institution holidays.’

However he mentioned Mr Johnson will ‘positively’ need the Lionesses to obtain ‘the popularity they rightly deserve’ after England’s triumph.

Requested if the Prime Minister would again damehoods for the Lionesses following their win, the spokesman mentioned: ‘The Prime Minister would positively wish to see the staff obtain the popularity they rightly deserve for his or her historic victory.

‘On honours particularly, there may be clearly a course of that may be a matter for the unbiased honours committee, however clearly the general public wish to see (the) Lionesses obtain recognition.’

A supply with data of the plans mentioned Trafalgar Sq. had already been used as an official fan zone for England’s semi-finals and closing, so it was due to this fact a safe space that was able to host an occasion like yesterday’s celebration at brief discover.

The capability of the gathering was set at 7,000 based mostly each on predicted numbers of attendees and in addition whereas contemplating security. Organisers instructed MailOnline they had been happy with the capability that was set, due to the variety of followers who truly attended on Monday.

The celebration was organised collectively by FA, the Higher London Authority (GLA), the Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Westminster Council.

A spokesman for Mr Khan mentioned yesterday: ‘The Mayor has labored intently with the FA, Westminster Metropolis Council, Authorities and key companions to help immediately’s superb celebration occasion at Trafalgar Sq. which offered a becoming solution to have a good time a very historic second.’ 

Westminster Council directed press queries to the GLA, whereas sources on the DCMS mentioned it was the FA’s resolution to not maintain the parade. Sources near the Mayor’s Workplace additionally mentioned it was the FA’s resolution. 

England’s gamers and their supervisor, Sarina Wiegman, took half in a Q&A session earlier than lifting the trophy on Monday.

FA chief govt Mark Bullingham mentioned it was ‘solely proper’ that followers can have a good time the ‘historic victory’ along with the gamers at Trafalgar Sq.. 

Mr Khan added: ‘They’ve damaged information, and now they’ve made historical past.’

And Tradition Secretary Nadine Dorries mentioned: ‘I am delighted that we now have labored rapidly with the FA to placed on a victory celebration in Trafalgar Sq..’

The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 in entrance of 87,000 supporters at Wembley Stadium yesterday, securing the primary main match title for the nation since 1966.

England’s victorious Lionesses have partied with hundreds of followers to have a good time their historic Euro 2022 win over Germany – the nation’s first main soccer trophy for 56 years – with the hungover gamers belting out Candy Caroline and admitting they’ve ‘partied greater than we have performed soccer within the final 24 hours’.

Round 7,000 supporters went wild on the occasion hosted by Alex Scott in Trafalgar Sq., the place followers had been dancing within the fountains final evening after Chloe Kelly’s further time purpose.

Lots of the gamers had been carrying darkish sun shades after MailOnline revealed that they had been dancing and singing of their resort till 4am – however roared on by the gang they proved they had been able to have a good time once more yesterday afternoon.

Addressing the massive crowd in central London on Monday, captain Leah Williamson raised the trophy and mentioned: ‘We have partied greater than we have performed soccer within the final 24 hours’.

She added: ‘What we have executed for girls and younger ladies that may lookup and encourage to be us. I believe England have hosted an unimaginable match and we have modified the sport on this nation and hopefully throughout Europe and internationally. However we mentioned we needed to make our legacy about profitable and that is what we did’.

England’s matchwinner Miss Kelly, who serenaded the gang with a rendition of Neil Diamond’s Candy Caroline earlier than dancing wildly on stage, mentioned: ‘I ain’t stopped dancing, my toes simply hold going. Everybody’s completely buzzing. We had a superb evening final evening however a few of us had been a bit worse for put on this morning’. Rachel Daly then took the mic and commenced belting out Tina Turner basic River Deep Mountain Excessive as her teammates danced round her.

Whereas scorer of the primary purpose, Ella Toone, was requested in regards to the congratulations from Harry Kane for her high nook end, and joked: ‘Yeah, I taught him that’. 

Whereas trying ahead to the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand subsequent yr, Lioness Lucy Bronze mentioned: ‘There’s nonetheless yet one more we will get our fingers on subsequent yr’.

Supporters got free entry on a first-come first-served foundation from 11am on Monday, and loved stay music from DJ Monki whereas watching match highlights on huge screens. 

The victorious gamers and their supervisor, Sarina Wiegman, had been then greeted as heroes and took half in a Q&A session earlier than lifting the trophy.

The Trafalgar Sq. Lionesses occasion was organised by the Higher London Authority, the Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Westminster Council, and broadcast stay on BBC One. The occasion was full at noon, with the Metropolitan Police compelled to induce supporters to remain away and watch it at house because of the large numbers who turned out to cheer the Lionesses.

Chloe Kelly’s mother and father spoke of their delight of their daughter and admitted she was now a ‘famous person’ after her further time purpose clinched the title. Her father Noel instructed MailOnline: ‘It is simply been unbelievable to see. I did not play a lot together with her when she was youthful, however my boys kicked about together with her. She’s completely good’.

Her mom Jane added: ‘Oh my god, it’s unimaginable. She’s kicked a ball since she may stroll and it is simply continued since then, getting greater and larger. This is among the proudest moments of my life. She’s an absolute famous person.’ 

Chloe’s mother and father had travelled to the rapturous reception for the gamers at Trafalgar Sq. in London. 

Supporters had been draped in free flags which merely learn: ‘Residence.’

Yvonne Morrison, 61, took her grandson Ronnie, 9, to catch a glimpse of the Lionesses at Trafalgar Sq.. Ms Morrison, from Wiltshire, mentioned: ‘They’ve raised the profile of ladies’s soccer, it is lengthy overdue. Hopefully it should elevate their salaries, and standing. It is about time they had been on an equal par.’ 

She added that ‘what’s very nice for us is that Ronnie’s clearly male, and he is very inquisitive about feminine soccer as properly’. 9-year-old soccer fan Ronnie mentioned it was ‘superb’ to have a good time the win together with his grandma.

England’s delight of heroic – and hungover – Lionesses partied till 4am forward of the Trafalgar Sq. victory social gathering after a document 23.3million watched them win the Euro 2022 closing.

The staff had been congratulated by the Queen after which celebrated the win late into the evening – together with wild dancing at Wembley, on the staff coach and even within the automotive park outdoors their resort – after making historical past and beating Germany 2-1.

The 87,192-strong attendance within the stadium smashed the document for both a males’s or ladies’s Euros closing and noticed the staff finish greater than 50 years of damage. In further time tremendous substitute Miss Kelly fired them into the historical past books after beating Germany in a good closing that captivated thousands and thousands and tens of hundreds watching in pubs and fan parks throughout the nation.

And MailOnline can reveal the victorious staff partied till 4am on the Lensbury Resort – and plenty of emerged bleary-eyed and carrying sun shades 5 hours later after as little as two hours sleep. 

Many within the nation may really feel the identical with 17.4million watching the match on BBC1 – 5.7million greater than the earlier document for a ladies’s match – plus an additional 5.9million who watched on BBC iPlayer or by way of the BBC web site yesterday. The match can be essentially the most watched TV present of 2022.

Talking in regards to the social gathering this morning supervisor Sarina Wiegman mentioned it was ‘loopy’, including: ‘There was plenty of music. Numerous dancing. And English folks can actually drink. There was just a little bit an excessive amount of alcohol. However that is okay. We loved it. When you will have these accomplishments it is actually good to social gathering’. 

Her captain Leah Williamson obtained an enormous cheers from dozens of followers as she emerged from the staff resort holding the Euro trophy. Sporting a crimson bucket hat, Leah struggled to raise the silver trophy above her head. She then instructed the BBC: ‘I am feeling a bit tough this morning’.

Matchwinner Chloe Kelly was one of many first gamers to depart the resort accompanied by her boyfriend Scott Moore. He wore an England shirt together with his girlfriend’s title emblazoned on the again. The couple loaded up their automotive earlier than returning to the resort in Teddington, south west London.

1000’s of supporters, many draped in England flags and carrying reproduction shirts, queued outdoors the fanzone at Trafalgar Sq. in central London forward of the Euro 2022 victory celebrations.

Amongst them was Chris North, 52, who mentioned it was ‘superb’ to have the ability to have a good time the victory together with his two youngsters.

‘My spouse’s an ex-women’s rugby participant so we at all times had ladies’s sport in our household, however they had been so inspiring final evening,’ he mentioned. ‘The sport was so thrilling to look at. It is positively a brand new daybreak, which is implausible.’

He mentioned his six-year-old daughter is happy to see her ‘new position fashions’.

Mr North mentioned it is ‘about time’ that ladies’s soccer obtained the ‘degree up’ it deserved.

‘There are nonetheless huge discrepancies between the 2, and that is solely going to assist, as a result of it is simply not truthful – not in immediately’s society,’ he added.

Lindsay Parslow, 32, mentioned the Lionesses’ win on Sunday was a ‘huge factor for girls’s soccer.’

‘It is extra on the market, extra observed – as a result of it wasn’t earlier than. And let’s be trustworthy, they beat the boys!’

Ms Parslow, from Rochester, Kent, was in Trafalgar Sq. for the celebrations alongside her accomplice and sons, aged 10 and 12.

She mentioned she thinks her sons, who’re ‘huge soccer followers’, will now begin taking extra discover of ladies’s soccer.

BBC in Euro 2022 sexism storm after Gary Lineker deletes his tweet joking about Chloe Kelly’s bra and all-male Kasabian play out broadcast of the Lionesses’ epic victory over Germany

By BROOKE DAVIES FOR MAILONLINE 

The BBC and Gary Lineker have obtained a web-based backlash after the presenter made a ‘sexist’ bra joke and an all-male band had been chosen to play over the Lionesses’ finish montage. 

The £1.36million-a-year Match of the Day presenter mentioned in a now deleted tweet that ‘the Lionesses have solely gone and executed it, and Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none’, beneath a picture of match-winner Chloe Kelly.

One Twitter person mentioned: ‘You have decreased a very recreation altering second for girls and ladies right into a puerile sexist joke. Do you remark when male gamers take their shirts off? Is it any surprise folks do not take the ladies’s recreation severely.’

One other described the previous England footballer as ’embarrassing’ and instructed him ‘ladies did what you could not and also you scale back their victory to a bra joke’. 

On Instagram, Lineker has amended the caption to be ’22 ladies chase a ball for 90 minutes and, on the finish, England truly win. Congratulation Lionesses’ – however offended feedback stay beneath. 

One Instagram person mentioned: ‘Unsure why her underwear is related although? #everdaysexism.’

One other mentioned: ‘Stay up for you celebrating a male win by commenting on their jock straps. Outrageous.’ 

Lineker additionally retweeted a publish yesterday {that a} fan had shared with him from Wembley about Walkers crisps, a model for which he’s a widely known ambassador. 

In the meantime the BBC has additionally obtained on-line criticism over their alternative of all-male band Kasabian to play out the published of the Lionesses’ win. 

Twitter customers described the BBC’s alternative as ‘actually bizarre’ and ‘an personal purpose’. 

One person mentioned: ‘Have been there no feminine artists out there to play the match out, BBC?’

Others described it as a ‘gradual boring track’ and the BBC wanted to ‘amplify superior ladies musicians’. 

Former front-man of the band, Tom Meighan, was discovered responsible of home abuse in 2020, when he hit his accomplice over the pinnacle and dragged her throughout the room.